Nina McConigley
@ninamcconigley.bsky.social
Colorado State University professor. Author of COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS, winner of the PEN Open Book Award. HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER forthcoming from Pantheon Books in January 2026. Essay collection forthcoming with University of Georgia Press.
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A tween confession, a dead uncle and a very good reason. (They blame the British.) @ninamcconigley.bsky.social's HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is sharp, funny & fiercely original. Preorder now!
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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Join author @ninamcconigley.bsky.social in conversation with
@ericajberry.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POST-COLONIAL MURDER. You won’t want to miss this event hosted at Powell’s City of Books!
Details here: powells.com/events/nina-...
@ericajberry.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POST-COLONIAL MURDER. You won’t want to miss this event hosted at Powell’s City of Books!
Details here: powells.com/events/nina-...
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Join author @ninamcconigley.bsky.social in conversation with
@ericajberry.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POST-COLONIAL MURDER. You won’t want to miss this event hosted at Powell’s City of Books!
Details here: powells.com/events/nina-...
@ericajberry.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel HOW TO COMMIT A POST-COLONIAL MURDER. You won’t want to miss this event hosted at Powell’s City of Books!
Details here: powells.com/events/nina-...
Thank you so much for reading my book. Love this.
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is mesmerizing. Georgie's narrative voice is powerful, and even though this short book is incredibly weird, I was hooked. I do enjoy a mystery in which the motive, not the killer(s), is the mystery. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you so much for reading my book. Love this.
First review for HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER in @publisherswkly.bsky.social Thank you!
October 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
First review for HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER in @publisherswkly.bsky.social Thank you!
Reposted by Nina McConigley
@ninamcconigley.bsky.social's new novel HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is forthcoming from @pantheonbooks.bsky.social. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779107...
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@ninamcconigley.bsky.social's new novel HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is forthcoming from @pantheonbooks.bsky.social. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779107...
Hi, little book!
It’s 1986. Your sister is your soulmate. Your uncle is dead. And colonialism might be to blame.
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is not your average coming-of-age novel.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779107...
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER is not your average coming-of-age novel.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/779107...
August 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hi, little book!
Thank you so much!!!
Reading for the plane. Hot damn is this good @ninamcconigley.bsky.social #books
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Thank you so much!!!
Reposted by Nina McConigley
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is part murder mystery, part 80s nostalgia trip, part indictment of empire—and 100% original!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!
June 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social is part murder mystery, part 80s nostalgia trip, part indictment of empire—and 100% original!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!
@pantheonbooks.bsky.social will publish this incredible debut novel in January 2026, but lucky for you it’s available for pre-order now!
working on the play in Arkansas!
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
working on the play in Arkansas!
May 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
thank you! Lovely story on the play!
We're excited to share @denvergazette.com's piece on @ninamcconigley.bsky.social's 'COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS'! Check it out 👇🎭 denvergazette.com/arts-enterta...
Denver Center taps a new Wyoming story for next theater season
World premieres an tap for 'Cowboys and East Indians,' Godspeed' for local theater audiences
denvergazette.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
thank you! Lovely story on the play!
come
join us!
join us!
Looking forward to launching 12 Stories and this Women's History Month with a meeting of minds!
@mmccullybrown.bsky.social, @ninamcconigley.bsky.social, Julia Obert, and I reading from the stories and talking past, present, and future of female literature.
3/13/25 5-7
506 Coe Library
UW Laramie
@mmccullybrown.bsky.social, @ninamcconigley.bsky.social, Julia Obert, and I reading from the stories and talking past, present, and future of female literature.
3/13/25 5-7
506 Coe Library
UW Laramie
A Literature of One's Own: An Evening Celebrating US Women's Literary History - Laramie
Please join University of Wyoming English professors Brown, Zibrak, and Obert in conversation with CSU professor and award-winning author Nina McConigley to celebrate the March publication of Dr. Zibr...
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
come
join us!
join us!
Our play, COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS will have its world premiere at @denvercenter.bsky.social in January 2026! so excited and proud! Then on to Atlanta!
March 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our play, COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS will have its world premiere at @denvercenter.bsky.social in January 2026! so excited and proud! Then on to Atlanta!
Ahhhhhh! First novel mention! Thanks @pronounced-ing.bsky.social! ❤️❤️❤️ @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Adding:
THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley
MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES by Rufi Thorpe
The forthcoming HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley (Jan 2026)
THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley
MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES by Rufi Thorpe
The forthcoming HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley (Jan 2026)
Adding:
DEAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS by Julie Schumacher
LESS by Andrew Sean Greer
THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett
MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Brathwaite
TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN by Tom Perrotta
DEAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS by Julie Schumacher
LESS by Andrew Sean Greer
THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett
MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER by Oyinkan Brathwaite
TRACY FLICK CAN’T WIN by Tom Perrotta
January 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Ahhhhhh! First novel mention! Thanks @pronounced-ing.bsky.social! ❤️❤️❤️ @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
I am very excited for this new book from @vauhinivara.bsky.social ❤️ and @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
“Vara’s essays are beautifully written and profoundly researched, but what sets them apart is their profound vulnerability.” STARRED review from Kirkus for SEARCHES by
@vauhinivara.bsky.social ⭐️
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@vauhinivara.bsky.social ⭐️
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January 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am very excited for this new book from @vauhinivara.bsky.social ❤️ and @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
The new year is what we make it - High Country News
What will you do to help make things better?
www.hcn.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
from my essay in @pw.org 💡
. @ninamcconigley.bsky.social says that just as a nightlight glows to provide a sense of safety, there are unexpected sources of light in life that, “even in the most awkward circumstances,” allow the writer to “know the outline of the thing is there.” at.pw.org/Nightlight_McConigley
December 30, 2024 at 11:06 PM
from my essay in @pw.org 💡
Hello Blue Sky!
November 13, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Hello Blue Sky!